Professional Power Tools Market - UK 2005

Table of Contents

• 1. INTRODUCTION 6
• 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
• 3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
  • 3.1 GDP 10
  • 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
  • 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
  • 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
  • 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 14
  • 3.6 STERLING 15
  • 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 16
  • 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 17
• 4 THE PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE POWER TOOL MARKET 18
  • 4.1 MARKET DEFINITION 18
  • 4.2 MARKET SIZE 19
    • 4.2.1 Current Situation & Future Development 21
    • 4.2.2 International Trade in Portable Power Tools 23
  • 4.3 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 26
    • 4.3.1 Construction Output - Domestic and Non-Domestic 26
    • 4.3.2 Manufacturing Industry Output 29
    • 4.3.3 The Railway Sector 31
    • 4.3.4 The Machine Tool Industry 32
    • 4.3.5 Automotive Production 32
    • 4.3.6 The Car Auto-Refinishing Trade 33
    • 4.3.7 Wood Working and Floor Coverings 33
    • 4.3.8 DIY Activity 34
    • 4.3.9 Aerospace 36
• 5 PRODUCT SEGMENTATION 37
  • 5.1 PRODUCT SECTOR OVERVIEW & SHARES BY VALUE 37
  • 5.2 DRILLING AND BREAKING 38
    • 5.2.1 Drills 41
    • 5.2.2 Breakers/Hammers 42
  • 5.3 CUTTING AND GRINDING 42
    • 5.3.1 Disc Cutters 44
    • 5.3.2 Grinders 45
    • 5.3.3 Power Saws 45
    • 5.3.4 Other Cutting Tools 46
  • 5.4 CARPENTRY AND WOODWORKING 47
    • 5.4.1 Sanders 48
    • 5.4.2 Screwdrivers 49
    • 5.4.3 Routers 49
    • 5.4.4 Planers 50
    • 5.4.5 Staplers/Nailers 50
• 6. KEY SUPPLIERS 51
  • 6.1 KEY SUPPLIERS MARKET SHARES 51
  • 6.2 SUPPLIER PROFILES 53
    • 6.2.1 Robert Bosch Ltd 53
    • 6.2.2 Makita 53
    • 6.2.3 DeWalt - Black Decker 54
    • 6.2.4 TTI (Techtronic Industries) /Ryobi/OEM 54
    • 6.2.5 Atlas Copco 55
    • 6.2.6 Hilti (Great Britain) Ltd 55
    • 6.2.7 Hitachi Power Tools (UK) Ltd 55
    • 6.2.8 Fein Industrial Power tools (UK) Ltd 55
    • 6.2.9 Matsushita Electric 56
    • 6.2.10 Metabo (UK) Ltd 56
    • 6.2.11 Stayer Power Tools Ltd 56
    • 6.2.12 Stanley Works Power Tools 57
• 7 DISTRIBUTION 58
  • 7.1 SUPPLY STRUCTURE 59
  • 7.2 KEY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE 60
  • 7.3 KEY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL PROFILES 61
    • 7.3.1 Builders/Plumbers Merchants 61
    • 7.3.2 Industrial/Catalogue Distributors/Engineers Merchants 63
    • 7.3.3 Tool/Plant Hire Outlets 70
    • 7.3.4 Power Tool Servicing Dealers 73
    • 7.3.5 DIY Multiples 74
    • 7.3.6 Electrical Wholesalers 76
    • 7.3.7 Other Channels (Direct, automotive, agricultural, marine) 77
• 8. FUTURE PROSPECTS 78

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 UK PROFESSIONAL, PORTABLE POWER TOOLS MARKET BY VALUE £M MSP- UK 1998-2008 8
• CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2008 12
• CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 13
• TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2007 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 ('000) 16
• CHART 6 PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE POWER TOOLS MARKET - UK 1998-2005 BY VALUE 20
• CHART 7 UK PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE POWER TOOLS MARKET BY VALUE 2003-2008 22
• CHART 8 UK POWER TOOLS MARKET IMPORTS AND EXPORTS - DRILLS 23
• CHART 9 UK POWER TOOLS MARKET IMPORTS AND EXPORTS - SAWS 24
• CHART 10 UK POWER TOOLS MARKET IMPORTS AND EXPORTS - GRINDERS & SANDERS 25
• TABLE 11 CONTRACTORS HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI- CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1998-2008 27
• TABLE 12 CONTRACTORS NON HOUSING OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) 1998-2004 28
• TABLE 13 OUTPUT OF THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES (INDEX 2001=100) 30
• TABLE 14 THE PRODUCTION OF CARS & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN THE UK 1998-2004 32
• TABLE 15 THE UK WOODWORKING MARKET £BN MSP 1997-2004 34
• TABLE 16 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1998-2004 35
• CHART 17 OVERALL PRODUCT CATEGORY MIX BY VALUE 2005 37
• CHART 18 DRILLING & BREAKING MARKET BY VALUE 1998-2008 £M 38
• CHART 19 MIX BY VALUE FOR HAMMER & DRILLING PRODUCTS 2005 39
• CHART 20 MIX BY CORDLESS & CORDED PRODUCTS BY VALUE 2005 40
• CHART 21 CUTTING & GRINDING MARKET BY VALUE 1998-2008 £M 43
• CHART 22 MIX BY PRODUCT BY VALUE WITHIN THE CUTTING& GRINDING SECTOR 2005 44
• CHART 23 CARPENTRY & WOODWORKING MARKET BY VALUE 1998-2008 £M MSP 47
• CHART 24 PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE IN THE CARPENTRY & WOODWORKING MARKET 2005 48
• TABLE 25 SUPPLIERS SHARES OF SALES OF PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE POWER TOOLS BY VALUE 2004 52
• TABLE 26 DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS' SHARES OF PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE POWER TOOLS 2004 BY VALUE 60
• CHART 27 MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2004 62
• TABLE 28 UK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS - MARKET SHARES BY % VALUE 2004 64
• TABLE 29 POWER TOOL BRANDS OFFERED BY LEADING DISTRIBUTORS 2005 65
• TABLE 30 % OF SALES ATTRIBUTED TO POWER TOOLS BY DISTRIBUTOR 70
• TABLE 31 UK TOOL HIRE MARKET 1995-2004 AT HIRE MARKET PRICES 71
• TABLE 32 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING COMPANIES BY VALUE 2004 72
• CHART 33 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2004 75
• CHART 34 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE MARKET SHARES BY VALUE 77